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coven

/ˈkʌv.ən/

coven noun: a nunnery, a convent.

Noun

coven (plural covens)

  1. A nunnery, a convent.
  2. (obsolete) A confederacy or band of people.
  3. A formal group or assembly of witches.
    • A coven of witches is traditionally composed of thirteen members of either sex, with one of them acting as officer or priest.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 71
  4. In fantasy fiction, a family, group or assembly of vampires.
  5. A clique that shares common interests or activities.
    • “This is a very African area”, he said as they maneuvered their way among the covens of menacing children gathered in the halls.1986, David Leavitt, The Lost Language of Cranes (paperback), Penguin, page 12

Proper noun capitalized: Coven

Coven

  1. A village in Brewood and Coven parish, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9006).

coven meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

coven in Tamil

இருவிடரகம்

coven in Marathi

कोव्हन

coven in Urdu

کووین

coven in Bengali

কোভেন
More languagesFewer languages
coven in Telugu
కోవెన్
coven in Malayalam
കോവെൻ
coven in Kannada
ಕೋವೆನ್
coven in Odia
କୋଭେନ୍
coven in Nepali
कोभेन्

Forms of coven

pluralcovens

Plural of coven: covens

Origin of coven

From Middle English covent, from Anglo-Norman covent, cuvent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventum, from conveniō, from cum (“with”) and venio (“to come”). Doublet of convent.

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Phrases with coven

Words that rhyme with coven

Questions about coven

What does coven mean?
Coven means a nunnery, a convent.
What is coven in Tamil?
Coven in Tamil is இருவிடரகம். See Coven meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is coven?
Coven can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce coven?
Coven is pronounced /ˈkʌv.ən/.
What is the plural of coven?
The plural of coven is covens.

Words near coven in the dictionary

  1. Covello
  2. Covellos
  3. Covells
  4. Covelo
  5. Covels
  6. coven
  7. covenableness
  8. covenant
  9. covenant of grace
  10. covenant of salt
  11. covenant of title

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: coven (page history and authors); Coven (page history and authors); coven (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); coven (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coven (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coven (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coven (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coven (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coven (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coven (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coven (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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